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Buena Vista has officially announced the release of the blockbuster animated film

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Buena Vista Home Entertainment has announced the release of Disney & Pixar's latest animated blockbuster, Cars, which will be available in both widescreen and pan & scan editions on the 7th of November at a retail price of around $29.99. The single-disc release will present the film with an anamorphic transfer at its original 2.35:1 aspect ratio and include the brand new animated short "Mater and the Ghostlight" as well as the Academy Award nominated short "One Man Band". Other extras will include a behind-the-scenes featurette entitled 'Inspiration For Cars', four deleted scenes, and a preview for Disney & Pixar's upcoming feature, Ratatouille. If anything else gets added to the release we'll be sure to let you know. We've attached our first look at the artwork below.

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LLcruize wrote: I will tell you the main issue with this film, the run time. At 1hr 56mins, this baby was 20mins too long. Nemo was at 1hr 44mins and The Incredibles clocked in at 1hr 55mins. Disney & Pixar seem to think they are making films for folks with long attention spans all of a sudden.

You make a G-rated movie that is 2hrs long you are going to loose half the audience if there isn't a lot of fireworks. Disney/Pixar need to scale back down to the Toy Story/2 running times. Amazing those stories are their most beloved and they are 90mins or less.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Mary Poppins are two of the most loved children's films ever, and they both push 3 hours. Don't insult kids by telling them that they can't handle big numbers like 2 or 3. For crying out loud, most kids sit in front of the same computer game trying to get the same character to do the same thing for 5 or 6 hours at a time.

As long as the film is engaging and just plain good, the running time isn't an issue.

to all those that are saying that they do not like the film cars and that it does not meet their expectations, need you need reminding that this is a CHILD'S film and it does not matter whether you can relate to the cars. the idea is to make I film that children will like and enjoy and is not full of volience as so many flims are.

You know. I'm really impressed that there is finally a Cars DVD, but I'm really depressed that there's not a 2-Disc DVD. I hope they schedule a 2-Disc DVD for Cars. You know. All Pixar films are on 2-discs. Actually, this isn't the first time a Pixar movie has been released on a 1-Disc DVD. Remember, when Disney had a gold collection? The "Toy Story" films were on a one-disc DVD, but now, no more 1-Disc DVDs for the "Toy Story" films.

WHEN'S NOVEMBER 7TH? I WANT IT TO BE NOVEMBER 7TH NOW!!!!! I'm serious. I'm dying to get it, but I'll probably get it early, b/c a video store has DVDs on sale and on rent early. It might have Cars early.

I thought it was fantastic! I took my four year old to see it(his second theatre movie) and he absolutely loved it. When I saw the running time on it, I got scared, but to my suprise, we were both entertained through the whole thing, even through the extras at the end. Unlike some of the other comments made, I thought it was way better than the incredibles, but I liked that movie too. A definite add to our collection.

Disappointing artwork and under-extra'd. Deleted scenes should be interesting, but otherwise I'm hoping for more.

The biggest problem with the film itself is that it's actually far more grown-up and risk-taking than people give it credit for. It's not really for kids. Don't believe me? See the not-all-glowing-but-fascinated review:

PotterBoy wrote: Not that good artwork. I think that a 2-DISC will be relaeased on Christmans like all John Lasseter(Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2) films. It is just a mean way to earn extra cash.

WHy would they release another version of the film 6 weeks after the first? Aint ever gonna happen. I doubt we will ever see a 2 disc version of this film, maybe a 10 years anniversary edition.

I think it is a good thing for us adults in the audience to have some more meat on there. But in the case of Cars, I think they spread it out 2hrs when it could have easily been 90mins. Take Nemo, it was only 10mins shorter than Cars, but, it never felt long. It was a really good story. I think they are just doing 2hr flicks for the sake of having more "stuff" in there.

LLcruize wrote: I would tend to agree with your Tolkien analagy Matt in regard to the length of movies. However, when it comes to kids under 10, the objectivity of what is good and bad is blurred. You have ever taken a class of under 10yr old kids to a movie that is 2hrs long? The first 70 minutes they are zoned in, the next 20 minutes their are fading in and out. Anything past the 90 minute mark, they are making up excuses to go to the bathroom or the popcorn/candy fight has ensued. Yeah, I agree with Adrian, it must be the kids. I've been taking my own live-in rugrat Chase, who is currently six, to movies since he was two, and his behavior during any particular movie has had little to do with the length of it, but rather its quality and how it grabs his attention. Most kids I know will sit completely through a three-hour long movie as long as it entertains them along the way, and I've found it amazing how the size of Chase's bladder is inversely affected by how much he likes a movie.

LLcruize wrote: I would tend to agree with your Tolkien analagy Matt in regard to the length of movies. However, when it comes to kids under 10, the objectivity of what is good and bad is blurred. You have ever taken a class of under 10yr old kids to a movie that is 2hrs long? The first 70 minutes they are zoned in, the next 20 minutes their are fading in and out. Anything past the 90 minute mark, they are making up excuses to go to the bathroom or the popcorn/candy fight has ensued.

Must be the kids. I've gone with my friends 6 year old and he had no problem paying attention to a nearly 2 hour movie.

I would tend to agree with your Tolkien analagy Matt in regard to the length of movies. However, when it comes to kids under 10, the objectivity of what is good and bad is blurred. You have ever taken a class of under 10yr old kids to a movie that is 2hrs long? The first 70 minutes they are zoned in, the next 20 minutes their are fading in and out. Anything past the 90 minute mark, they are making up excuses to go to the bathroom or the popcorn/candy fight has ensued.

I loved the movie. But no second disc makes this a wait for the SE. I love all of Pixar's movies and not giving all their films a 2 disc treatment should be illegal. They need to have one disc just for the film so it can breath with the best picture and sound using the highest bitrate possible. Disney's probably think that now they own Pixar they can give their movies a half- ass job because Pixar wouldn't complain about it, but the fans will and as I said I'm boycotting it until a 2 disc set is released. Probably just in time for the new film.

This one needs to be a 2-disc edition, every big Disney movie should have a 2-disc version, now if they wanna do seperate releases day and date, go for it, but don't screw us on this one Disney. I liked this movie and I think the artwork is pretty cool, I would have preferred the poster art with all the characters on it, but it's still nice. Could be worse, way worse!!!

mclay wrote: From purely a commercial standpoint, none of the commercials for "Cars" never really made me say, "I wanna go see it." I felt the same way. Was not excited to go and in fact was pretty much forced to take my younger brother, but I LOVED it!

magicalwands wrote: I can't believe Disney is making this a one-disc set. Doesn't John Lasseter have enough power (or Steve Jobs) to make this a two-disc? I guess the truth is, Disney will only give a recent film a 2-disc only if it's a smash hit at the box office whether or not it's Pixar.

Sorry, but Steve Jobs sold PIXAR to Disney a couple months ago. He is rolling in the 65 billion dollars he got. LOL He could care less if CARS gets a 2 disc edition. But I would think since this was John Lasseters first movie since Toy Story he would have gone all out on the DVD. Guess the fans get short changed in the end.

movieman21 wrote: I thought that Cars was one of the better pixar movies.

From purely a commercial standpoint, none of the commercials for "Cars" never really made me say, "I wanna go see it." I mean, it looks cute and all, but it didn't look as fresh and original as "The Incredibles" (which in my opinion, ties with "Toy Story 2" as the best film Pixar's ever done). I personally think "Finding Nemo" is vastly overrated, and "A Bug's Life" was the weakest Pixar film of the bunch, the rest were solid family entertainment.

mikey mike wrote: a little disapointed but still great fun. no match for "over the hedge" or "ant bully" which no one saw Ant Bully just came out last weekend, only one week so far, but the trailers just didn't interest me, don't like the style of animation or character designs.

Cars so completely overpowered Hedge to me. Hedge never got past the "celebrity" voice thing, while Cars did. I just didn't enjoy Hedge as much as Cars. But I did really like the squirrel with the cola episode at the end of Hedge.

Matt wrote: LLcruize wrote: I will tell you the main issue with this film. It was started by the Incredibles, which was going over 90mins in length. You make a movie that is for kids and it is 2hrs long you are going to loose half the audience. Disney/Pixar need to scale back down to the Toy Story/2 running times. Amazing those stories are their most successful and they are 90mins or less. Pfft. Good movies are always the exact length they should be.

yankeemike81 wrote: DarthElektra wrote: Jurgie1979 wrote: I'll pass. No film that features Larry the Cable guy in any capacity will get a cent of mine.

I concur.wow thats sad I mean if he was only in it for 5 secodns you would still pass on the movie look I dont judge the people who play there parts I judge how the movie was and I thought this was verry good not as good as incredibles or nemo but its deffinlty a good film weather it would have had lary in it or not

Fair enough. I don't like cars. I don't like racing, and I've already seen this movie in about a thousand Chevron commercials. Come on, Pixar, is this the best idea you could come up with? Talking cars with eyes for windshields?

Didn't see it, seemed very juvenile to me. I mean, I just don't see myself being entertained by talking cars. Usually animation films don't center around inanimate objects. I think it's easier to process a talking animal than it is a car, you know what I mean? Sure Toy Story were inanimate objects, but they had human qualities that were relatable. I just don't see it natural to slap on facial features on something that doesn't have them in the first place is all. Good for kids, not for me.

This movie was way too long!! I took my godson for his first trip to the movies. Halfway thru, I was hoping he would have a fit so we could leave. I was extremely bored unlike with the rest of the Pixar movies.

This movie was too long, for kids, and surprisingly short on action, and very "chatty". Kids just don't sit still long enough for this kind of stuff. Visually it was a great achievement, but definately one of the weaker titles to come out of Pixar. And when your main audience is children, these things need to be accounted for. I love animation, but heading into the film, I knew the running time would be a problem, and it was. I will Netflix this title for sure, and whats the deal with a 30 dollar price tag?

LLcruize wrote: I will tell you the main issue with this film. It was started by the Incredibles, which was going over 90mins in length. You make a movie that is for kids and it is 2hrs long you are going to loose half the audience. Disney/Pixar need to scale back down to the Toy Story/2 running times. Amazing those stories are their most successful and they are 90mins or less. Pfft. Good movies are always the exact length they should be.

DarthElektra wrote: Jurgie1979 wrote: I'll pass. No film that features Larry the Cable guy in any capacity will get a cent of mine.

I concur.wow thats sad I mean if he was only in it for 5 secodns you would still pass on the movie look I dont judge the people who play there parts I judge how the movie was and I thought this was verry good not as good as incredibles or nemo but its deffinlty a good film weather it would have had lary in it or not

I will tell you the main issue with this film, the run time. At 1hr 56mins, this baby was 20mins too long. Nemo was at 1hr 44mins and The Incredibles clocked in at 1hr 55mins. Disney & Pixar seem to think they are making films for folks with long attention spans all of a sudden.

You make a G-rated movie that is 2hrs long you are going to loose half the audience if there isn't a lot of fireworks. Disney/Pixar need to scale back down to the Toy Story/2 running times. Amazing those stories are their most beloved and they are 90mins or less.

I also did not see Cars in the theater. I decided to wait for the DVD. I am pretty sure that a 2-disc collectors edition will be forthcoming. Buena Vista just wanted to get this out for the holidays so that they can put the numbers on this years books. Most likely see the 2-disc'r sometime in March '07.

GREAT movie, GREAT animation. Like said before, not as good as my favorite PIXAR film INCREDIBLES. I'll be adding it to my collection. Very disapointed in the single disc release. Every other PIXAR films is a 2 disc set. Not sure why they are doing this.

I would have liked a documentary on the research they did about route 66 and all the cars they looked at to get to the designs in the films. The ART OF CARS books makes it seem like there is tons of stuff of the pre production of this film.

I can't believe Disney is making this a one-disc set. Doesn't John Lasseter have enough power (or Steve Jobs) to make this a two-disc? I guess the truth is, Disney will only give a recent film a 2-disc only if it's a smash hit at the box office whether or not it's Pixar.

I never saw "Cars". But I will. I love Disney/Pixar movies. But hold on, this is a standard single disc DVD release. That is actually quite shocking. Disney/Pixar awlays release massive 2-Disc Collector's Editions of their films. I was expecting nothing less with this film. That is very dissapointing. Its the second higest grossing film of the year, give it the DVD release it deserves. The same goes for Fox's "X-Men: The Last Stand" DVD. They better not jip us on the release of "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" so help me.

I was not as impressed with this movie as all the other Pixar releases, but it seems like this fim is one of those flicks that may improve with future viewings. Visually it was nice, the voices were good, story was good, I liked it, but it did not hit all the marks for some reason. The only thing I did not like in the entire film was the line "Get 'er done" bing shoved in there. A definate purchase, but I would like a 2-disk release like all the other Pixar DVDs I have.